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Texas State Highway 183

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State Highway 183 marker
State Highway 183
Map
SH 183, highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length35.942 mi[1] (57.843 km)
Existedby 1939[1]–present
Major junctions
West end I-20 in Fort Worth
Major intersections US 377 in Fort Worth

I-30 in Fort Worth
I-35W / US 287 in Fort Worth
I-820 from Hurst to North Richland Hills
SH 121 from Hurst to Bedford
Pres. George Bush Turnpike / SH 161 in Irving

SH 114 in Irving
East end I-35E / US 77 in Dallas
Location
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
Highway system
US 183 SH 184

State Highway 183 (SH 183) is a state highway in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex in Texas. Its most heavily used section is designated Airport Freeway where it serves the southern entrance of DFW Airport.

History

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SH 183 was designated on November 30, 1932 from SH 15 east of Mesquite via Mesquite to Dallas. This highway was SH 15A before March 19, 1930, and this highway was erroneously omitted from the March 19, 1930 highway log.[2] On September 26, 1939, it was extended to Fort Worth, replacing a section of SH 15. On October 30, 1939, SH 183 was extended west from US 81 to US 80. On October 6, 1943, SH 183 was extended south from US 80 to US 377, and SH 183 was rerouted east to US 77 northwest of Dallas. The section east of US 77 was renumbered as SH 352, and the old route west of US 77 would be designated as FM 684 on February 26, 1946, but this would be changed to SH 356 on August 8, 1946. On December 4, 1957, SH 183 was rerouted to end at I 35-E, and the old route of SH 183 was transferred to Loop 12. On May 13, 1977, SH 183 was extended southeast to I-20 over cancelled Loop 820. On August 29, 1979, SH 183 was rerouted over Spur 350 and SH 121 and I-820. The old route of SH 183 was redesignated as SH 10.

Route description

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TX 183 begins in south Fort Worth, near Hulen Mall, heading to the northwest as a freeway from an interchange with I-20 and the Chisholm Trail Parkway. Entitled Southwest Boulevard, TX 183 crosses the Clear Fork of the Trinity River and meets Vickery Boulevard in a folded diamond interchange, from which it reverts to a three-lane arterial road. The route meets with US 377 in a large roundabout, shortly before heading north as Alta Mere Drive into an intersection with Camp Bowie West Boulevard (Spur 580). TX 183 meets I-30 in a cloverleaf interchange near Ridgmar Mall, turns northeast, and follows along the eastern boundaries of Fort Worth Naval Air Base and White Settlement as Westworth Boulevard.

Entering Westworth Village heading east, TX 183 forms a trumpet interchange with northbound Pumphrey Drive, connects with White Settlement Road, crosses the West Fork of the Trinity River, and becomes River Oaks Boulevard as it enters River Oaks. The road meets the intersection with Jacksboro Boulevard (TX 199) and is named Ephriham Avenue until it enters the North Side neighborhood of Fort Worth, where the road is called NW 28th Street. TX 183 continues east as NE 28th Street, passing north of the Fort Worth Stockyards and running over the interchange with I-35W, after which it forms the northern boundaries of Mount Olivet Cemetery.

TX 183 proceeds through the residential neighborhoods of Haltom City until it joins US 377 at an intersection, turning northeast onto Belknap Street. US 377 departs from Belknap Street at Denton Highway, leaving TX 183 on Belknap Street until the route diverges eastward from Belknap Street and the southern terminus of TX 26 as Baker Boulevard. The route continues through Richland Hills until meeting the interchange with I-820 concurrent with TX 121. TX 183 turns north, joining both routes, and turns east along with TX 121 as I-820 turns west at a large interchange in North Richland Hills. In northern Hurst, TX 183 and TX 121 are joined with the North Tarrant Express tollway from the I-820 interchange. TX 121 departs at another interchange in Bedford. TX 183, along with its tollway, remains on the Airport Freeway, meeting TX 360 in an interchange at Euless. The route connects with the southern end of International Parkway, which proceeds north into DFW Airport as TX 183 continues eastward.

Entering Dallas County, TX 183 forms an interchange with the President George Bush Turnpike. As the route enters Irving, it forms a cloverleaf interchange with North Belt Line Road, which connects with Irving Boulevard (TX 356). TX 183 then enters the former site of the Texas Stadium, proceeding into a interchange with Walton Walker Boulevard (Loop 12) and its toll road. Spur 482 stems off the highway before TX 183 merges with TX 114, heading southeast as John W. Carpenter Freeway until both routes terminate in a merger with I-35E in Dallas.

Exit list

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All exits are unnumbered.

CountyLocationmi[3]kmDestinationsNotes
TarrantFort Worth0.00.0 I-20 / Hulen Street – DallasI-20 exit 432 westbound.
0.91.4 Chisholm Trail Parkway / Bryant Irvin RoadNo westbound exit
Benbrook1.32.1Crosslands RoadEastbound exit and westbound entrance
Fort Worth1.93.1Ridglea Country Club Drive
2.23.5Vickery Boulevardinterchange; west end of the freeway
3.65.8 US 377 (Benbrook Highway/Camp Bowie West Boulevard)Traffic circle
4.06.4 Spur 580 (Camp Bowie West Boulevard)
5.08.0 I-30 / Spur 341 (Lockheed Boulevard) – WeatherfordExit 7B (I-30)
Westworth Village7.011.3NAS Fort Worth JRB / FMC CarswellInterchange
Fort Worth10.016.1 SH 199 (Jacksboro Highway)
10.817.4
FM 1220 north (Azle Avenue)
12.219.6
Bus. US 287 (North Main Street)
13.822.2 I-35W / US 287Exit 54 (I-35W)
Haltom City16.827.0
US 377 south (Belknap Street)
West end of the overlap with US 377
17.327.8
US 377 north (Denton Highway)
East end of the overlap with US 377
18.629.9
SH 26 north
Interchange; no eastbound entrance
Richland Hills19.030.6
To Rufe Snow Drive / SH 26
Hurst20.933.6

I-820 south / SH 121 south – Downtown Ft Worth

SH 10 east
West end of the overlap with I-820 / SH 121; SH 183 west follows exit 24A
21.734.9 Pipeline Road/Glenview DriveExit 23 (I-820), access to North Hills Hospital



SH 121 Express north / SH 183 Express east to FM 157
eastbound exit and westbound entrance; Exit 23A (I-820)
22.035.4
SH 26 / FM 1938 north (Davis Bouleavrd) / Bedford-Euless Road – Colleyville, TCC Northeast Campus
Exit 22B (I-820)
22.636.4
I-820 west
North end of the overlap with I-820; SH 183 east follows exit 22A
23.537.8
FM 3029 north (Precinct Line Road) / Hurstview Drive
HurstBedford line24.839.9Norwood Drive, Brown Trail
Bedford25.641.2Bedford Road, Forest Ridge Drive
26.442.5Central Drive, Forest Ridge Drive
27.143.6
SH 121 north – DFW Airport North Entry
East end of the overlap with SH 121; no direct westbound exit (signed at Murphy Drive)
27.444.1Westpark Way/Murphy Drive



SH 121 Express south / SH 183 Express west to I-820
Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
BedfordEuless line28.646.0 FM 157 (Industrial Boulevard)
Euless29.146.8Ector Driveno direct westbound exit (signed at Euless Main Street)
29.347.2Euless Main Street
30.348.8
SH 10 west
Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
Fort Worth30.849.6 SH 360 / FAA Road – Grand Prairie, Arlington, Grapevine, Euless
31.550.7Amon Carter Boulevard
32.051.5DFW Airport
DallasIrving32.652.5County Line Road, Valley View Lane
33.453.8
Pres. George Bush Turnpike / SH 161 north
33.854.4Esters Road
34.755.8 SH 356 (Irving Boulevard) / Belt Line Road
35.757.5Story Road
Frontage RoadWestbound access only
36.759.1 MacArthur BoulevardAccess to Baylor Medical Center of Irving
37.259.9O'Connor Road
38.061.2Frontage Road
38.562.0Carl Road
39.162.9University of DallasWestbound exit only
39.463.4 Loop 12
40.264.7 SH 114 / Spur 482 – Grapevine, DFW Airport NORTH ENTRY
40.665.3Grauwyler Road
Dallas41.366.5Regal Row
42.267.9Frontage RoadWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
42.568.4Mockingbird Lane – Dallas Love Field Airport
42.768.7
I-35E south
Exit 433A (I-35E)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ a b Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 183". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  2. ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. November 28, 1932. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 29, 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  3. ^ "SH 183" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved September 22, 2013.

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